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Essential Terms
Human Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Superior | Toward the head. (Example: The forehead is superior to the nose) |
| Inferior | Away from the head (Example: The navel is inferior to the breastbone) |
| Anterior | Toward or at the front of the body (Example: The breastbone is anterior to the spine) |
| Posterior | Toward or at the backside of the body (Example: the heart is posterior to the breastbone) |
| Medial | Toward the middle of the body (Example: The heart is medial to the arm) |
| Lateral | Away from the middle of the body (Example: The arms are lateral to the chest) |
| Intermediate | Between a more medial and more lateral structure (Example: The armpit is intermediate between the breastbone and the shoulder) |
| Proximal | Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk (Example: The elbow is proximal to the wrist) |
| Distal | Farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk (Example: The knee is distal to the thigh) |
| Superficial | Toward or at the body surface (The skin is superficial to the skeleton) |
| Deep | Away from the body surface; More internal (Example: The lungs are deep to the rib cage) |
| Abdominal | Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs |
| Acromial | Point of shoulder |
| Antecubital | Anterior surface of elbow |
| Axillary | Armpit |
| Brachial | Arm |
| Buccal | Cheek are |
| Carpal | Wrist |
| Cervical | Neck Region |
| Coxal | Hip |
| Crural | Leg |
| Digital | Fingers, toes |
| Fermoral | Thigh |
| Fibular | Lateral part of leg |
| Inguinal | Area where thigh meets body trunk; Groin |
| Nasal | Nose Area |
| Oral | Mouth |
| Orbital | Eye area |
| Patellar | Anterior knew |
| Pelvic | Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly |
| Pubic | Genital region |
| Sternal | Breastbone area |
| Tarsal | Ankle Region |
| Thoracic | Chest |
| Umbilical | Navel |
| Cephalic | Head |
| Deltoid | Curve of shoulder formed by large muscle |
| Glutel | Buttock |
| Lumbar | Area of back between ribs and hips |
| Occipital | Posterior surface of head |
| Popliteal | Posterior knee area |
| Sacral | Area between hips |
| Scapular | Shoulder blade region |
| Sural | The posterior surface of lower leg; the calf |
| Vertebral | Area of Spine |
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